Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Alberto van Klaveren, Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Claudia Sanhueza, Undersecretary of International Economic Relations. This meeting happened during the Minister’s trade mission to Chile.
The Executive Group of the Media Freedom Coalition strongly condemns the Russian Federation's detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. The detention of journalists under the guise of espionage charges is troubling and undermines the basic principles of democracy and rule of law. Mr. Gershkovich is a widely respected journalist who has spent years reporting on events in Russia with insight and integrity.
Minister Sajjan will host an event at a local business to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.
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The Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, will be in Thunder Bay to highlight investments to strengthen public health care and support health care workers across Canada.
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The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, will be at Kingston Economic Development Corporation to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.
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The Government of Yukon believes that the agriculture sector is vital to the territory. Today, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources John Streicker launched the Yukon’s new agricultural funding program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The program follows the signing of the Canada-Yukon Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership bilateral agreement on April 4, 2023 with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
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The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will be in Quebec City at Bosk Bioproducts, a Quebec-based company that converts pulp and paper residues into 100% compostable bioplastic, to outline the Budget 2023's investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.
The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, will be in Saint John, New Brunswick, to meet with community and business leaders to discuss Budget 2023 and to highlight federal budget investments in a strong middle class, an affordable economy, and a healthy future.
Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, met with community and business leaders in Saint John to discuss Budget 2023 and to highlight the government’s plan to build Canada’s clean economy—one that is good for workers, good for business, good for the environment, and which makes life more affordable for all Canadians from coast to coast to coast.